PENSION AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 24, 2016

Pension Benefits

Pension and other post-retirement benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans

	Pension Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 24, 2016		July 26, 2015		July 24, 2016		July 26, 2015
Service cost	$	6,645	$	7,198	$	20,005	$	21,596
Interest cost		13,674		13,131		41,030		39,392
Expected return on plan assets		(21,716)		(22,198)		(65,071)		(66,594)
Amortization of prior service cost		(1,037)		(1,220)		(3,169)		(3,659)
Recognized actuarial loss		4,787		4,625		13,958		13,851
Curtailment gain		(4,438)		-		(4,438)		-
Net periodic cost	$	(2,085)	$	1,536	$	2,315	$	4,586

Post-retirement Benefits

Pension and other post-retirement benefits

Schedule of net periodic cost of defined benefit plans

	Post-retirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	July 24, 2016		July 26, 2015		July 24, 2016		July 26, 2015
Service cost	$	317	$	442	$	950	$	1,327
Interest cost		3,236		3,337		9,708		10,009
Amortization of prior service cost		(1,050)		(335)		(3,151)		(1,003)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)		392		-		1,176		(1)
Net periodic cost	$	2,895	$	3,444	$	8,683	$	10,332